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ABOUT US

We have been in business since 1980, serving the Gretna and Greater New Orleans areas. Our attorneys have over 75 collective years of experience representing individuals and businesses in a wide array of case types.

We handle all types of family law cases, including divorce, custody, child support, spousal support, community property partitions, paternity, and more. We also offer estate planning services including the drafting of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and more. Our probate attorneys can help with all your succession needs. We also handle personal injury claims for our former clients and new clients alike. Finally, our creditor’s rights team handles collections, repossessions, foreclosures, and evictions statewide.

Our experience and diverse client base provide us the privilege to serve people from all walks of life. Whatever your legal situation, we will strive to make the process as timely and stress-free as possible. When necessary, we will zealously pursue your claim or vigorously defend you in and out of court, fighting to get the results you deserve.

Testimonials

100% a straight shooter, not one of those attorneys that tells you what you want to hear. His advice is practical and he is very effective when it comes to getting the job done.

~ Client

Compassionate, interested in clients’ lives aside from area of representation, involved in the community, supportive of new attorneys.

~ Attorney

OUR SERVICES

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Family Law

wills

Estate Planning

succession attorney

Successions

personal injury attorney

Personal Injury

collections attorney

Creditors’ Rights

business lawyer

Business Law

Areas Served

Our offices are conveniently located in Gretna near the Jefferson, Orleans, and Plaquemines court houses. Our lawyers routinely litigate cases in Gretna, Metairie, New Orleans, Algiers, Belle Chasse, Pointe a la Hache, Covington, Slidell, Hammond, Amite, Gonzales, Baton Rouge, and Hahnville.

We also serve our banking and financial clients statewide in all State and Federal courts in Louisiana.

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News

What Happens When a Legatee or Heir Dies?
By Maro Petkovich, Jr.
In Estate Planning, Successions
April 24, 2023
Successions When a Legatee or Heir Dies: Successions are either intestate or testate. Intestate successions occur when there is no will, the will is invalid, or the will does not dispose of all the decedent’s property. Testate successions occur when there is a valid notarial or olographic will. An heir is a person who inherits property in an intestate succession. A legatee is a person who is bequeathed property in a testate succession. In Louisiana there are three [READ MORE]
Concepts in Contesting Intra-Family Adoption
By Mitchell A. Palmer
In Family Law
April 17, 2023
Contesting Intra-Family Adoption There are many steps and tests required by law in contested adoption proceedings. These can mainly be found in the Louisiana Children’s Code, with which our firm is very familiar. The Louisiana Children’s Code was drafted to combine all the laws affecting juvenile court jurisdiction, resolve ambiguities, reconcile conflicting laws, ensure that statutory law accurately reflects settled case law and provide a single code containing procedural and [READ MORE]
What Happens When You Inherit Property with a Mortgage?
By Maro Petkovich, Jr.
In Successions
April 11, 2023
Inheriting Mortgaged Property In most instances, the estate debts must be fully paid during the succession proceedings. However, some debts such as mortgages are not easily paid in full. Clients often ask if they have to refinance when they inherit property with a mortgage. Heirs generally have a few options when inheriting mortgaged property. The property can be sold and the sale proceeds can pay off the mortgage. Other assets in the succession can be used to pay [READ MORE]
What Constitutes “Reconciliation” in Divorce?
By Mitchell A. Palmer
In Family Law
April 3, 2023
Reconciliation Per La. Civ. Code art. 104, “[t]he cause of action for divorce is extinguished by the reconciliation of the parties.” The concept of “reconciliation” can be thorny and confusing for a spouse who has filed for divorce. If you are in doubt as to what to do, where to reside, or how to interact with your spouse during the pendency of your divorce, it would be wise to retain counsel and discuss this issue with your attorney. Our family law attorneys are able to clearly and [READ MORE]
What is Forced Heirship and Collation?
By Maro Petkovich, Jr.
In Estate Planning, Successions
March 27, 2023
Forced Heirship and Collation Forced heirship is unique to Louisiana and can dramatically impact your estate plan. Likewise, collation can have a profound impact on the forced portion and on your succession proceedings. Forced heirship is designed to prevent a person from disinheriting certain children or grandchildren. It was born under the presumption that parents desire to treat their children equally. What is forced heirship? Per La. Civ. Code art. 1494, a forced heir must [READ MORE]